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260-268. 9 Males ; near Prestatyn, North Wales ; 30th 

 October, 1899. — Filled with seeds of the charlock. 



Summary. — 4 contained insects of the injurious group ; 

 20, seeds ; 2, garbage ; 1, vegetable fibres. 



Field Notes. — Large numbers were seen feeding on beech 

 masts, in company with Bramblings, at Chalfont, Bucks, 

 in the winter of 1908. 



Linnet (Linota cannabina (Linn.). 



269. Great Witcombe, Gloucester; August, 1904. — Feeding 

 freely on Selfheal {Prunella vulgaris) and the small composite 

 Hier actum pilo sella. 



270. Female ; Aldford, Chester ; 6th July, 1894. — Seeds of 

 dock (Rumex) and dandelion (Taraxicum officinale) ; pebbles of 

 quartz ; fragments of brick. 



271. An enormous flock of several hundred ; near Whitford, 

 Holywell, North Wales ; nth October, 1904. — Feeding together 

 on the seeds of the charlock which had practically overgrown 

 a field of potatoes. I did not observe any other birds with 

 .them. The trees adjacent to the field in question were alive 

 with them. 



272. Small flock on the hills above Prestatyn, North Wales, 

 in company with Chaffinches, Green Finches and Yellow Buntings ; 

 30th October, 1904. — Feeding on the seeds of the charlock in a 

 wheat stubble. The dead charlock plants were in proportion 

 to the corn plants about 50 per cent. Almost all the seeds had 

 been extracted, and the ground was strewn with open pods and 

 other fragments of the seed vessels. 



Lesser Redpoll (Linota rufescens, Vieillot). 



273. Young; Aldford, Chester; 15th June, 1894.— 7 larvae 

 of a Tortricid moth ; fragments of a weevil. 



274. Female ; Oakmere, Cheshire ; 18th December, 1888. — 

 Seeds of milfoil (Achillea millefolium) and other seeds (sp. 

 incert.). 



275. Eaton, Chester ; 2nd December, 1904. — Many feeding on 

 the catkins of the alder. 



Summary. — 1 contained insects of the injurious group ; 

 1 seeds of noxious weed. 



